I have been taking classes with Kristel for the last year now and can say that, hands down, she has been the reason I have been able to progress from almost 0 spanish to feeling comfortable in almost all of my interactions while living in a Spanish speaking South American country. She is incredible both at identifying gaps in knowledge, providing the most utilitarian assistance and following up on my progress to ensure that I truly understand what I am saying and why. I had never taken a Spanish class before working with Kristel, starting my spanish learning at age 28. My progress over the last 7 months of working with her has far exceded where I thought I would be by this point and for that I credit her skills and intuition as a teacher and as a person who truly loves spanish language literature, cinema, art and media. She has always tailored our classes to my interests and I never regret spending time learning Spanish with her. I recommend her as highly as I possibly can.